SPARTANBURG, S.C.--USC Aiken's men's tennis team, ranked 37th in NCAA Division II, saw its 2005 season come to an end today with a 5-0 loss to fifth seeded and 21st ranked Francis Marion University at the 2005 Peach Belt Conference Tournament in Spartanburg, S.C. The ninth seeded Pacers finish the campaign with a 13-12 record. The Patriots (16-5) advance to meet Augusta State in the fifth place match.

FMU swept the three doubles matches, winning each one by a score of 8-1 and then put away USC Aiken with two singles wins. 

Kevin Taylor, the 15th ranked singles player in NCAA Division II, downed Pierre Negri at number one singles, 6-3 and 6-4. Daniel Coupek lost just one game on his way to a 6-0 and 6-1 win at number five singles over Nikesh Singh.

Tennis Match Results
USC Aiken vs Francis Marion University
Apr 15, 2005 at Spartanburg, S.C.
#21 Francis Marion University 5, #37 USC Aiken 0

Singles competition:
1. #15 Kevin Taylor (FMU) def. Pierre Negri (USCA) 6-3, 6-4
2. #32 Chatwinder Singh (FMU) vs. Nicolas Lombardo (USCA) unfinished
3. Alex Cury (FMU) vs. Huerta, Carlos (USCA) unfinished
4. Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) vs. Fernando Guevara (USCA) unfinished
5. Daniel Coupek (FMU) def. Nikesh Singh (USCA) 6-0, 6-1
6. Roshun Razik (FMU) vs. Fernando Blanco (USCA) unfinished

Doubles competition:
1. Kevin Taylor/Chatwinder Singh (FMU) def. Pierre Negri/Fernando Blanco (USCA) 8-1
2. Daniel Coupek/Igor Prielozny (FMU) def. Nicolas Lombardo/Nikesh Singh (USCA) 8-1
3. Alex Cury/Franklyn Emmanuel (FMU) def. Huerta, Carlos/Fernando Guevara (USCA) 8-1

Match Notes:
USC Aiken 13-12; National ranking #37; Regional ranking #12
Francis Marion University 16-5; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #5
2005 Peach Belt Conference Tournament - Consolation Bracket
#9 seed USC Aiken vs. #5 seed Francis Marion University